Premier League: West Ham United overcomes Chelsea after recovering from a 1-2 deficit
LONDON. West Ham United was capable to turn the table against Chelsea.
LONDON. West Ham United was capable to turn the table against Chelsea. Chelsea was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner with the assistance of Simon Long and Richard West. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.5 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 64% while West Ham United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, West Ham United was able to find the solution to win this match.
West Ham United shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Chelsea shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
West Ham United received 1 yellow card (V. Coufal). On the other side, Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Jorginho, R. James and A. Christensen).
After this contest, West Ham United will have 24 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Chelsea will stay with 33 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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23'23'
Jorginho
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29'29'
T. Silva
M. Mount
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39'39'
M. Lanzini (Penalty)
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45'45'
M. Mount
H. Ziyech
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45'45'
A. Masuaku
B. Johnson
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46'46'
R. Lukaku
K. Havertz
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56'56'
J. Bowen
V. Coufal
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64'64'
C. Hudson-Odoi
H. Ziyech
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71'71'
P. Fornals
K. Zouma
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73'73'
C. Pulisic
M. Alonso
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85'85'
S. Benrahma
M. Lanzini
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87'87'
A. Masuaku
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90'90'
V. Coufal
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90'90'
R. James
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90'90'
A. Christensen
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, West Ham United will play away with Burnley on the 12th of December with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of West Ham United (2 draws).
Chelsea will host Leeds United on the 11th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).
West Ham United: Formation and Lineups
West Ham United adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager David Moyes chose to play with the following team: Łukasz Fabiański , Craig Dawson , Kurt Zouma , Issa Diop , Vladimír Coufal , Tomáš Souček , Declan Rice , Ben Johnson , Jarrod Bowen , Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio .
Substitutes
West Ham United made 3 changes: B. Johnson for A. Masuaku (45′), K. Zouma for P. Fornals (71′) and M. Lanzini for S. Benrahma (85′).
Top player: Arthur Masuaku
The player who no doubt impressed West Ham United the most was Arthur Masuaku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 45′.
Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Also Chelsea adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Thomas Tuchel played with: Edouard Mendy , Andreas Christensen , Thiago Silva , Antonio Rüdiger , Reece James , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Jorginho , Marcos Alonso , Hakim Ziyech , Mason Mount and Kai Havertz .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 3 changes: K. Havertz for R. Lukaku (46′), H. Ziyech for C. Hudson-Odoi (64′) and M. Alonso for C. Pulisic (73′).
Top player: Mason Mount
Probably the most impressive player in Chelsea was Mason Mount.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
